Although Archbishop Spalding hadn’t wrestled in the Mount Mat Madness since 2006, the Cavaliers made the most of their return to the prestigious tourney by producing a pair of individual champions and one runner-up on the way to the team title Saturday night at UMBC.

The Cavaliers are the first Baltimore-area school to win the 26-team event — which included teams from four states — since McDonogh in 2008.

“Our coach (Mike Laidley) told us, ‘If we can win this one, we can put a good run together,’” said Spalding’s Logan Breitenbach, who grabbed a title at 152 pounds. It’s a pretty prestigious tournament and one of the tougher tournaments we will go to.”

As good as Brietenbach was, there were other notable individual performances.

Junior Josh Llopez of St. Mary’s-Ryken was named the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler. He pinned four opponents in the first period before cruising past St. Mary’s Bryce Pappas, 13-3. Llopez moved his career record to 103-5.

Loyola Blakefield’s Conan Schuster was also outstanding, pinning all five of his foes, including a 57-second fall against Huntingtown’s Colton Rowe in the final.

“This was his 14th match and he has pinned everybody,” Loyola coach Steve Truitt said. “I think he was the most impressive wrestler in the tournament by far. To go out and do what he did to the No. 2 seed, it’s pretty good.”

That said, Breitenbach (17-0) and junior Zach Abey (220, 16-1) led Spalding to the team crown.

Breitenbach had the tougher match of the two in the final, edging Rising Sun’s Anthony Cimorosi, 4-3, on a takedown with 59 seconds remaining in the final period.

The junior also boasts Ray Oliver Invitational and the Beast of the East Tournament titles this season.

“He is just one of the kids that goes out there every time and believes he is going to beat the kid,” Laidley said. “He has that much confidence. Two years ago, I had a kid, Charlie Lynch, that went undefeated, 60-0, and won a National Prep title. I believe Logan can do the same thing.”

Abey, who is the starting quarterback on the Cavaliers football team, bumped up from 195 and scored a 7-3 decision over DeMatha’s Mac Meehan.

Cole Graves (145) finished second for Spalding.

Loyola's other top performance's came from David Mohler (2nd, 138) and Walter Johnson (3rd, 145).